A grand jury indictment means that a jury has determined that enough probable cause, or evidence, exists to proceed with the charge.

After ABC 15 News in South Carolina reported the grand jury indictment Sunday, Clements said Monday that the indictment happened back in April. He said he didn't know why it was being reported for the first time now.

Black, whose given name is Dieuson Octave, faces a charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in the case.

The 20-year-old rapper, who hails from Pompano Beach but now lives in Pembroke Pines, is accused of sexually assaulting a young woman in a hotel room in Florence, S.C., while he was there to play a show in February 2016.

"I am aware of the indictment and it was expected as part of the normal process of the pending case," Ashmore said in an email.

Since his release on bond from the Florence County Detention Center on Dec. 1, 2016, Octave has been in and out of jail in Broward County, from late February until the beginning of June, after violating the terms of his house arrest in a separate case.

Outside of those legal problems, he has also been increasingly successful in his hip-hop career.

In March he released his first official album on Atlantic Records, "Painting Pictures," which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart.

In August he released "Project Baby 2," which hit the No. 2 spot on the Billboard albums chart.

He's also released a slew of singles, some of which have racked up hundreds of millions of listens on music streaming services like Spotify, played a sold-out show at the University of Miami's Watsco Center arena, and appeared at the MTV Video Music Awards after being nominated in the Best New Artist category.

Last week he announced he'd be embarking on a coast-to-coast tour beginning later this month in California. As per the conditions of his house arrest, he's allowed to travel for work-related purposes, which include performing and recording, if he gets prior approval from the court in Broward County.